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Absolute Phrase

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Noun + participle

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Participle

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A word formed from a verb and used as an adjective.

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Adjective

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a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.

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Adverb

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a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (ex. gently, quite, then, there)

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Article

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a kind of adjective which is always used with, and gives some kind of information about a noun.

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Clause

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A group of words containing a subject + predicate

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Coordinate adjectives

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are adjectives that appear in sequence with one another to modify the same noun.

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Conjunction

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connects two or more sentences, clauses, or parts of clauses. (ex. because, but, for, nor, so, until, when, yet)

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Coordinating conjunctions

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a conjunction that links two words, phrases, clauses, or sentences that are grammatically equivalent. FANBOYS - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

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Subordinating conjunctions

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a conjunction that links a dependent clause to an independent clause. (ex. after, that, though, unless, except, if, since, before, where, while, when, whenever.)

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Correlative conjunctions

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two or more conjunctions used to link structurally identical parts of a sentence. (ex. either-or, neither- nor, both- and, if-then.)

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Copulative conjunctions

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are coordinating conjunctions used to denote addition. (ex. plus, also, as well as, no less, moreover.)

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Disjunctive conjunctions

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conjunctions used to separate two or more mutually exclusive options presented in a sentence. (ex. but, either, else, nor, other, otherwise)

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Independent clauses

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a clause that is syntactically self- contained. IT could stand as a complete sentence on its own.

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Dependent clauses

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also known as a subordinate clause is a clause that could not stand alone as a sentence.

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Interjections

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also known as exclamations, are words or phrases used to suddenly and briefly express strong feelings. (ex. Wow!, Ouch!, What the heck?)

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Noun

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names a person, place, thing, idea, action, or anything else that can be named.

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Prepositions

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define the relationship between two or more nouns, noun phrases, or verbs in a sentence. (ex. off, on, up, in, under, below)

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Pronouns

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I, me, my, mine, you, yours, he, she, it, him, her, his, her, hers, we, us, our, they, them, theirs.

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Verb

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A verb is used to signify the performance of an action. Every verb needs a noun to perform its action.

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Infinitive

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are preceded by to (ex. to fly)

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Transitive verb

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requires a direct object to complete the thought.

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Intransitive verb

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cant have a direct object. the action of the verb does not affect anything directly.

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Linking verbs

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a verb that links its subject to an equivalent word in the sentence. (ex. are, was, is, became, seemed)

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Active voice
the subject performs the action denoted by the verb.
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Passive voice
the subject is being acted upon by the verb.